Barcelona vs Real Madrid Match Prediction

By Bharath Ramm R

The first El Clasico of the 2018-19 campaign gets the distinction of becoming the first of its kind to not feature both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo in more than a decade. Real Madrid go into the match in a real bad shape. Julen Lopetegui is unlikely to stay in the job irrespective of the result in this upcoming match, as a sequence of four defeats and a draw in the last six matches has left the defending European champions in a disastrous position. Barcelona were able to come up with a strong performance against Inter Milan even without Messi. I would back Barcelona to use Madrid’s poor defensive display to get a crucial win.

Madrid’s high pressing tactics has left a lot of gap between defence and midfield. This has left the centre back duo of Sergio Ramos and Rafael Varane exposed quite badly on several occasions. Barcelona may be without Messi, but they have more than sufficient quality in the line-up to come up with a couple of goals. I would back Barcelona to score over 2.5 goals.

Barcelona win – 19/20

Barcelona to score over 2.5 goals – 9/4

Barcelona saw over 1.5 goals in 7 out of their last 10 games played

Barcelona saw over 1.5 goals in 10 out of their last 10 games played against Real Madrid

Real Madrid scored over 2.5 goals in 5 out of their last 10 games played

Real Madrid saw over 1.5 goals in 10 out of their last 10 games played against Barcelona